Live Match Discussion 2024/25

[The Bear]

Stuart Attwell becomes the first referee to explain a VAR decision to the crowd via the PA system. Starting by blowing his whistle down the mic and deafening the crowd.

It was shite too. Instead of taking two seconds to blow his whistle and raise his arm for offside, it took 10s to explain what was obviously going on.

 

[jd1981]

I’m assuming the reason there’s 3 FA cup ties tonight is due to geographical clash ie Everton and Liverpool not being at home on the same day? None catch the imagination apart from posh going to Everton, TV companies have chosen Liverpool v Accrington and city v Salford.
Get the romance of the cup stuff but I’m pretty sure these games will be dead in the water after 30 minutes.

 

[PuntsWolf]

They’ve all got a mid week game next week which may have been a factor.

 

[Tony Towner]

I’m assuming the reason there’s 3 FA cup ties tonight is due to geographical clash ie Everton and Liverpool not being at home on the same day? None catch the imagination apart from posh going to Everton, TV companies have chosen Liverpool v Accrington and city v Salford.
Get the romance of the cup stuff but I’m pretty sure these games will be dead in the water after 30 minutes.

The official reason is that games being spread out enables them to be given more focus- 2 of tonight's are legally being streamed on the BBC. It's why you get bullshit like our game being a 12pm kick off, only 4 games in that window so the nation will be gripped, even though it isn't on tv